The tone of this site has been colorful and filled with adventures. After all this site, although it includes some of the intimate parts of my life, is open to the public. But life is not really like that right? Can you just let me keep things real and just let me vent here? You don't have to read this if you don't want to but I just want to put it here so people would know that my life like everybody else's is not perfect.


It's been a week since I came back from the Philippines. Life over there has been humbling. It is true that I am way blessed than most people over there. (I just typed a bunch of things and then just erased it because I want to keep it simple, so here it is) Yes I am blessed in ways I dont even deserve. BUT my life here is not at all as peachy as you would imagine. Now today is a really bad day. like I would say this is the worst day that I ever had here in Canada, next to my dad passing away of course. 

Here's a life in the worst day of Mariel Tan 2016

6:30 am - woke up, got ready, no breakfast ready yet so just head out the door for Doctor's appointment
7:15 am - Doctor's appointment. everything looking better than before but not really 100% just yet. 
8:00 am - breakfast at the hospital cafeteria
8:30 am - took the train to go to school for 9:15 class
9:15 am - in class
11:05 - lunch for an hour, not really hungry yet so just had iced cap, really tired and sleepy though but had to get ready for labs
2:15 pm - 1 lab down, 1 more to go, although getting a little hungry. wasn't able to finish activity because getting bothered by hunger. 
4:15 pm - Labs done. was so hungry couldn't even walk straight
4:45 pm - at home, babies crying, struggled to get food. had to finish activity that was left behind
6:05 pm - after fighting yes fighting with scanner, finally done and able to nap for night shift
9:30 pm - night starting, got ready for work 
10:45 pm - night shift started. started so hungry, wasn't able to eat at home since there is no food to eat or to bring. 
11:15 pm - ready to give up at life. but had to continue shift 7.5 hours to go!


and my day is not over yet. but yes. I am fortunate that I get to finance my education on my own, that I have a source of income that is sustainable for me... but have you ever had life this way? I am only 23. I need a break. 

'till the next adventures!!


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